The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"Then it's up to you to decide. After all, you're the one facing the choice now, not me," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

Konan didn't say anything more. Instead, she stared intently at Ishihara Sho for a moment before decisively turning around and leaving the room where Ishihara Sho's clone was, going back to attend to her own business.

"You can't escape my grasp." After saying that, Ishihara Akira also regained his composure and began to ponder today's arrangements again.

"Fine, I'll go to Tsunade's place then..."

Yes, Tsunade.

As the price for her becoming the Sixth Hokage of Konoha and preserving the village, and as a bargaining chip to convince Ishihara Akira that Konoha would not betray her, Tsunade became Ishihara Akira's second wife and concubine, following Mei Terumi!

That is equivalent to the status of a concubine.

Otherwise, even if Mei Terumi knew that Ishihara Sho was taking Tsunade into her room for various reasons, she would never have agreed!

As for now, because of her status as the first wife, Mei Terumi, who is naturally a level above Tsunade, couldn't be more smug—

So what if you're the strongest female ninja in the world? You're still under me at home!

Furthermore, her status as the First Female Kage was already established, so even if Tsunade also became a Female Kage, she could only rank behind her. This made Mei Terumi, who was already quite competitive, or rather, wanted to compete with the renowned Tsunade, feel extremely satisfied.

Therefore, even though Ishihara Sho used this opportunity to harm several female ninjas in Konoha, Terumi Mei didn't say anything more. Instead, when she had the chance to serve him, she did her best to show off everything she had, seemingly trying to make Ishihara Sho forget about others and keep his attention on her.

Unfortunately, Ishihara Shou was a notorious lecher, and given the various influences at the time, even though Terumi Mei performed exceptionally well, Ishihara Shou still couldn't resist his urges and ended up seducing three well-known characters from the original work: Shizune, Anko, and Uzuki Yugao...

As for Tenten, Ino, Hinata, and the like...

As mentioned before, they were too young and had not yet reached the legal age to enjoy such things. Therefore, even though he was tempted, Ishihara Akira did not take any action against them. Instead, he allowed them to continue to maintain the status quo and remain active in Konoha.

……

"You rascal, can't you just behave yourself? You come over and start touching me like that. Compared to you, Jiraiya is just a brat." In the Hokage's office in Konoha, Ishihara Akira suddenly appeared behind Tsunade, reached into her clothes, grabbed what could be considered one of the top three treasures in the Naruto world, and listened to Tsunade's complaints with a smile.

"How can that be the same? You are now my lawfully wedded wife. What is Jiraiya? At best, he's just a thug with the desire but not the courage. If he had really had my guts back then, you wouldn't have become my woman." Ishihara Akira commented without shame but with pride.

“At least Jiraiya acted openly and honestly in some things, but you? If it weren’t for Konoha, no one would marry a guy like you.” Tsunade rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

"Are you sure you're only doing this for Konoha, and have absolutely no intention of seizing my bloodline or reviving the Senju clan?"

"Shameless. Who do you think you are? Strengthening the Senju clan? Even if I'm very fertile, how many children can the two of us have? Even if we include Shizune and the others, we'd be lucky to have ten children in ten years. Then we'd have to wait for them to grow up, get married, and have children... Relying on this method to strengthen the Senju clan would be impossible in less than a hundred years. How stupid would I be to pin my hopes on something like this?"

Chapter 252 Gaara is captured

"Alright, that's enough with a couple of scratches. This isn't home, so be mindful of your behavior," Tsunade reminded him after finishing her casual conversation.

Although she replaced all the ANBU guards with women, such as Uzuki Yugao, after becoming Hokage, she didn't mind too much that her unsightly appearance was seen by others. But after all, she was still Hokage and had to maintain some dignity. She couldn't appear too bad, otherwise, even if everyone around her was her own, it wouldn't be very acceptable to continue like this.

"When will you be able to go home?" Ishihara Sho asked, pulling his hand away as instructed.

"That's uncertain. It depends on how many documents I have to process. Anyway, it won't be soon." Tsunade said, looking at the documents on the table that required her personal attention, with a hint of annoyance.

"Didn't I tell you to use shadow clones? Mei Terumi is using shadow clones for work now. She only goes to handle things personally when it really requires her to deal with them or when there is a battle involved," Ishihara Akira reminded him.

As for how Mei Terumi, a Mizukage, could possess the Shadow Clone Technique...

Konoha is now part of the Land of Water. So what if she, the wife of the Daimyo of the Land of Water and the Mizukage, learns some things from her subordinates?

Isn't that a normal thing?

"I forgot," Tsunade said with an embarrassed chuckle.

Without hesitation, he immediately formed hand seals and created a shadow clone to stay behind and work, while he himself, as if fleeing, grabbed Ishihara Sho and left the Hokage Building, running out onto the street.

“It’s rare for us to relax, so why don’t we go for a drink?” Tsunade suggested.

"Drinking is fine, but you should drink at home. You don't want the villagers to see and know about your drunken antics, do you? It would affect your image as Hokage," Ishihara Akira reminded him with a smile.

"But there's no atmosphere at home," Tsunade said, pouting.

"What kind of atmosphere do you want?" Ishihara Akira sneered.

What kind of atmosphere do izakayas have?

Oh, if the loud noises of the people around, the shouts of drunkards, and the drinking games among drinking buddies can be considered part of the atmosphere, then he has to admit that izakayas do indeed have an atmosphere for drinking.

"Alright, I'll take the wine back and drink it." Tsunade said helplessly, but she couldn't be violent. After all, Ishihara Akane still had the identity of a daimyo. Even if she knew that he knew ninjutsu, was a master, and had the blood of the Senju family, she would subconsciously ignore everything else and instinctively retract her hands and feet, even if she couldn't kill him with one punch.

This demonstrates just how deeply ingrained the status of the Daimyo is in the minds of the natives of the Naruto world.

Then the two went straight to a nearby tavern, bought several bottles of good wine that had never been opened, and carried the bottles back to the Senju clan's base in Konoha.

……

"Huh? What are you two doing here?" Tsunade asked in surprise as she entered the house and saw Kurenai and Anko already sitting inside, having prepared food.

"It was the daimyo who notified us to come," Hongdou replied casually.

Although she was quite surprised at first that the original disciple of Kurenai had transformed into the Daimyo of the Land of Water, and even led the Land of Water to conquer the Land of Fire, suppress Konoha, and wanted her to become his woman, after accepting it, Anko also felt that there was nothing wrong with it!

With Ishihara Akira as a safety net, no one will question his identity anymore, and a promotion and raise are practically a certainty.

Sure enough, not long after she joined Ishihara Sho, she officially shed her title of Special Jonin and, like Kurenai, became a Jonin of Konoha.

It's the core kind.

Not to mention the various benefits and advantages one can enjoy after being with Ishihara Yuu.

Anyway, she didn't feel there was anything to complain about after becoming Ishihara Sho's woman.

Whether it's material, spiritual, or something else that's hard to talk about...

“Didn’t you say that drinking at home isn’t atmospheric? So on the way to buy alcohol with you, I used a communication jutsu to notify the two of them to come over and get ready. They can stay and drink with you so you can relax,” Ishihara Akira explained to the astonished Tsunade as he took off his shoes and entered the house.

"You're really that kind?" Tsunade asked skeptically.

"Then how about I let them go?" Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

"Why are you leaving? You're already here..." Tsunade quickly stopped her.

Afterwards, the dinner party began, with drinks and casual conversation. As the atmosphere warmed up, Tsunade, the drunkard and gambler, started playing games like rock-paper-scissors and dice, turning the house into a nightclub. Even Shizune, who came home from get off work, was not spared from the fun.

He was forced to join the drinking party under Tsunade's orders.

Then the scene escalated. After all, with that old lecher Ishihara Akira around, how could the scene be as simple as just rock-paper-scissors and dice? There had to be stakes and consequences, so before long, the scene became erotic. Then Ishihara Akira transformed into a wolf, howling as he charged into the flock of sheep, staging a scene of a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

"Shoot it down, sharpshooter!"

……

While Ishihara Sho remained in Konoha, the Akatsuki finally took action according to their orders, dispersing to the Sand Village, Cloud Village, and the Land of Water and Earth.

After all, according to the sealing requirements of the Gedo Mazo, it needs to be sealed starting with the One-Tailed Beast, which means that Gaara of Sunagakure needs to be captured first.

Then there are the two Yugito from the Cloud Village, the Three-Tails released into the Land of Water, the four Jinchūriki and the Five-Tails Jinchūriki from the Land of Earth who are known as deserters but are actually just people who ran away from home because they were unhappy with Onoki. The Six-Tails is not currently in the Land of Water, but it seems it is not in the Land of Fire either? Ishihara Sho doesn't know exactly where it is, but he doesn't care. Just like he didn't know where the Sage of Six Paths was hiding at first, but he could still use his world authority to capture him. If he wanted to, the Six-Tails wouldn't be able to escape his grasp.

With this added to the Seven-Tails of Takigakure, the Eight-Tails of Kumogakure, and the Nine-Tails of Konoha, the order in which the nine tailed beasts should be captured becomes clear.

Therefore, Sunagakure was the first to be attacked by the Akatsuki.

And just like in the original story, it was Deidara and Sasori, the Sand Village traitors, who took action.

Therefore, the result was the same. After a battle that wasn't too difficult, Gaara was knocked unconscious by Deidara's bomb, became a prisoner, and was taken back to the Akatsuki's base.

"Grandma Chiyo..." Tekiku called out as she looked at the old woman who had come out to temporarily manage Sunagakure.

"Don't panic, now is not the time to panic," said Granny Chiyo calmly.

"In that case, you take Kankuro to Konoha to ask for help and tell Tsunade of Konoha everything about Gaara. I will organize the people in the village and have them leave the village immediately to track down Gaara's whereabouts. As long as we act quickly enough, Gaara will be safe."

"Konoha? Will Konoha still help us now?" Tekiku asked hesitantly.

Things are different now. Konoha is no longer the village of the Land of Fire, but a village of the Land of Water.

Chapter 253 Seeking Rescue

"Half and half," Chiyo said after thinking for a moment.

Even so, considering that the enemy's target is a Jinchūriki, Konoha, as a potential future victim, probably doesn't want to see the enemy organization achieve its goal so easily.

However, it's only a possibility. After all, they're currently capturing the One-Tailed Beast, not the Nine-Tailed Beast. They won't truly understand the pain until the blade falls on their own body.

Moreover, the current Konoha is no longer the Konoha of the Land of Fire. Although the people are still the same, the funds for Konoha come from the Land of Water, which has annexed the Land of Fire. Who knows if the Daimyo of the Land of Water will cause trouble again?

But with no other options available—Sunagakure lacking successors and skilled fighters—Chiyo couldn't think of a better solution than to seek help from Konoha, her former ally.

As for finding the Land of Earth?

It's possible, but the Rain Village is in the way. If a large-scale ninja expedition were to cross the border, not to mention the impact, the distance wouldn't be as convenient as Konoha's. If they manage to bring Gaara back by then, it would be a complete loss.

“However, if you really can’t persuade Tsunade-hime, Temari, you can try to find the daimyo of the Land of Water.” At this moment, Ebizo, who was always inseparable from Chiyo, suddenly spoke up.

"Looking for a famous name?" Temari asked in surprise.

“According to reports from our spies in Konoha, the Daimyo of the Land of Water is currently in Konoha. Judging from his behavior since taking over the Land of Fire and Konoha, this Daimyo is clearly a man who is easily swayed by women. So, if Tsunade really doesn’t want to send anyone to help us, you should go to the Daimyo. With your looks, I think you should be able to sway him and persuade him to convince Tsunade to send someone to rescue Gaara,” Ebizo said calmly.

They didn't feel at all that using a honey trap was immoral.

Let alone the fact that it's just using her looks to seduce people now, even if Temari were to actually follow the Daimyo of the Land of Water, it wouldn't be anything to be surprised about. In fact, in Ebizo's opinion, it would be a very good move!

Firstly, one could place one's own people around the current daimyo of the Land of Water, who possesses the territories of two great nations and controls the world's best resources. This would allow one to obtain firsthand intelligence about the daimyo, and even about Konoha and Kirigakure, preventing one from being passive.

Secondly, if handled well, the Sand Village could use this opportunity to escape their current predicament and rebuild their strength.

After all, the Land of Water can support even Konoha, so supporting one more Sand Ninja shouldn't be a big problem, right?

Even if that doesn't work, they can use the Land of Wind as a bargaining chip to gain the support of the Daimyo of the Land of Water, right?

Of course, this is a last resort, as for what happened before...

It all depends on how Temari performs.

However, none of this is urgent. We can arrange and teach them slowly later. For now, it is more important to go to Konoha as soon as possible to gather people and rescue them.

"I understand, I'll set off right away." Temari's expression changed twice, but she gritted her teeth and said firmly.

Without hesitation, he called Kankuro over and went home to pack some things, preparing emergency supplies such as weapons and ration pills. Then, he rushed out of the house and left Sunagakure, heading towards Konoha at top speed in the manner of a ninja.

……

"The One-Tailed Beast has been captured. Nagato asked me to inform you to go and help seal it." Konan, who had come to visit again, said coldly to Ishihara Sho inside the house.